Executive Order 12154 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 12154—Executive Schedule

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Tuesday, September 4, 1979

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1 min read (290 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

Early Statesman synthesis distilling legal jargon into practical meaning, statutory anchors, and structural constitutional impacts.

This executive order, signed by President Jimmy Carter on 1979-09-04, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Executive Schedule." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

Constitutional Assessment: Scrutinized through Article II, Section 2, this action exercises the President's constitutional role as Commander in Chief. Early Framers recognized broad executive discretion in commanding military forces during conflict, provided it remains bounded by congressional declarations and respects civilian domestic courts.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ Nothing in this Order shall be deemed to terminate or otherwise affect the appointment, or to require the reappointment, of any occupant of any position listed in Section 1-1 of this Order who was the occupant of that position immediately prior to the issuance of this Order.

▪ 12076, as amended, is hereby revoked.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises 🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Public Health & Medical Institutions

Total Words

290

1,914 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

12.7

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 12154, Jimmy Carter (Sep 4, 1979). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12154-executive-schedule.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

LEVELS IV AND V OF THE EXECUTIVE SCHEDULE By the authority vested in me as President by Section 5317 of Title 5 of the United States Code it is hereby ordered as follows: 1-1. Executive Schedule Positions. 1-101. The following positions are placed in level IV of the Executive Schedule: (a) Senior Adviser to the Secretary, Department of State. (b) Deputy Under Secretary for International Labor Affairs, Department of Labor. (c) Administrator, Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Mental Health Administration, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. (d) Special Assistant to the Special Representative for Trade Negotiations, Office of the Special Representative for Trade Negotiations. (e) Deputy Adviser for Labor-Management, Council on Wage and Price Stability. (f) Deputy Adviser for Congressional Affairs, Council on Wage and Price Stability. (g) Deputy Adviser for Government Operations, Council on Wage and Price Stability. (h) Deputy Adviser for Regulatory Policies, Council on Wage and Price Stability. 1-102. The following positions are placed in level V of the Executive Schedule: (a) Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs, Department of Defense. (b) Executive Director, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, Department of Labor. (c) Executive Assistant and Counselor to the Secretary of Labor, Department of Labor. (d) Commissioner on Aging, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. 1-2. General Provisions. 1-201. Nothing in this Order shall be deemed to terminate or otherwise affect the appointment, or to require the reappointment, of any occupant of any position listed in Section 1-1 of this Order who was the occupant of that position immediately prior to the issuance of this Order. 1-202. Executive Order No. 12076, as amended, is hereby revoked. JIMMY CARTER The White House, September 4, 1979. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 5:08 p.m., September 4, 1979]